Involved in regulation of length and mediation of adhesion of type 1 fimbriae (but not necessary for the production of fimbriae). Adhesin responsible for the binding to D-mannose. It is laterally positioned at intervals in the structure of the type 1 fimbriae. In order to integrate FimH in the fimbriae FimF and FimG are needed.
Belongs to the fimbrial protein family.
b4320, JW4283, fimH, Type 1 fimbrin D-mannose specific adhesin, Protein FimH
Proteins
Immunology & Infectious Disease
31473Da
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